Microscope slide carrier assembly

Abstract

This invention relates to a microscope slide carrier assembly with a method for retaining patient material in the form of requisitions, reports, consultations, worksheets and routinely associated paperwork related to slides with stained peripheral blood, body fluid or biopsy slides requiring a microscopic review by pathologists. The record compartment is three-sided enclosed compartment, is permanently attached to the bottom of a microscope slide tray ensuring that all pertinent paperwork and stained material remain intact during review or transportation.

What is claimed and sought to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is:  
     
         1 . A microscope slide carrier assembly for carrying slides and holding records comprising: 
 (a) a slide carrier being adapted to hold a plurality of microscope slides;    (b) a compartment being adapted to contain at least one sheet of paper; and    (c) the slide carrier and the compartment being joined together.    
     
     
         2 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 1  further comprising the slide carrier and the compartment being removably joined together.  
     
     
         3 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 1  further comprising the slide carrier and the compartment being permanently joined together.  
     
     
         4 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 (a) the compartment having three closed sides and an open side; and  
 (b) the at least one sheet of paper having thereon information related to the microscope slides.  
 
     
     
         5 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 4  further comprising a compartment closing means adapted to close the open side.  
     
     
         6 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 4  further comprising: 
 (a) the compartment having a flat top and a flat bottom panel;  
 (b) the three closed sides joining the flat top panel and the flat bottom panel;  
 (c) the flat top panel being adjacent to the slide carrier; and  
 (d) the flat bottom panel forming an outer surface of the microscope slide carrier assembly.  
 
     
     
         7 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 4  further comprising: 
 (a) the compartment having a flat top and a flat bottom panel;  
 (b) the three closed sides joining the flat top panel and the flat bottom panel;  
 (c) the flat top panel forming a bottom slide panel of the slide carrier; and  
 (d) the flat bottom panel forming an outer surface of the microscope slide carrier assembly assembly.  
 
     
     
         8 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 2  further comprising: 
 (a) the compartment having a flat top and a flat bottom panel;  
 (b) the three closed sides joining the flat top panel and the flat bottom panel;  
 (c) the flat top panel being adjacent to the slide carrier;  
 (d) the flat bottom panel forming an outer surface of the microscope slide carrier assembly; and  
 (e) a releasable fastening means securing the compartment to the slide carrier.  
 
     
     
         9 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 8  further comprising the releasable fastening means being at least one selected from the group consisting of a hook and loop assembly, a snap assembly and a clip assembly.  
     
     
         10 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 9  further comprising the releasable fastening means being a hook and loop assembly.  
     
     
         11 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 3  further comprising the permanent fastening means being at least one selected from the consisting of a series of adhesive strips, permanent glue, and molding.  
     
     
         12 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 (a) the compartment having a height of up to about one centimeter;  
 (b) the microscope slide carrier assembly including a stacking means.  
 (c) the compartment having a depth of up to about  20  centimeters.  
 
     
     
         13 . A microscope slide carrier assembly for retaining printed reports, forms, requisitions and worksheets associated with patient slides requiring a microscopic review comprising a three-sided compartment with a lengthwise opening for easy insertion of printed material secured to a slide carrier in order to form the microscope slide carrier assembly.  
     
     
         14 . The microscope slide carrier assembly of  claim 13  further comprising: 
 (a) the three sided compartment being constructed as part of the microscope slide carrier assembly in a complete unit;  
 (b) the complete unit including a top member and a bottom member;  
 (c) the top member including the microscope slide carrier with a clear folding; and  
 (d) the bottom member completing the three-sided compartment for containment of printed material.